foul trouble

noun

sports

: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out

a basketball player in foul trouble

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The game was tied at 55 with less than four minutes remaining, but Copper scored 10 points singlehandedly in the fourth quarter to keep the Americans in it as foul trouble began to plague France. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024

Like Larsson, Christopher and Stevens played in foul trouble, all three forced to the bench in the third period with their fourth fouls. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024

Dixon, the team’s senior leader who finished with seven points, was injured in the game’s first minute and then dealt with foul trouble after returning to action. —Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2024

The big man scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half despite foul trouble to lift the Timberwolves to a 105-100 victory in Game 4. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 May 2024